Tag: Middle East

    Climate change is key priority for Middle East executives, study finds
    15 Oct 2024

    Executives in the Middle East consider climate change to be the top priority for their companies in the coming year, prompting an increase in investments towards sustainability efforts, a study from Deloitte shows. About 43 per cent of regional executives ranked climate change as their main focus, ahead of economic outlook (41 per cent) and geopolitical […]

    Middle East will experience ‘more extreme rainfall’ due to climate change
    03 Oct 2024

    The Middle East will experience more frequent “extreme rainfall events” due to climate change, researchers say. A report into the regional impact of global warming has predicted increasingly intense monsoons, stronger storms and ever more extreme temperatures this century. By comparing results from a number of recent studies, researchers have built a picture of how climate change […]

    Hydrogen: the Middle East’s next black gold
    22 Aug 2021

    Middle Eastern oil producers are making a big bet on hydrogen, the clean fuel that has been generating a lot of interest across the globe since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As demand grows, the region seeks to lead the way in hydrogen production, The National News states. Hydrogen’s rise as a favored energy […]

    Biden’s plan in U.S. likely to encourage Middle East to be net renewables exporter
    30 May 2021

    The Biden Administration’s ambitious plans to scale up renewable energy in the U.S. will have a wider impact on the energy landscape in the Middle East, especially in the Arabian Gulf, according to the top official of a global body, experts and major industry players in the region. Talking to Emirates News Agency (WAM) about […]